Comparison

AUTHADA vs Gridshot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AUTHADA

Securely identify yourself online using your German identity card or residence permit. The app guides you through the process of reading your ID and entering necessary codes for verification.

Highlights
  • Online identification with German ID card
  • Uses NFC for data reading
  • PIN and TAN entry for verification
  • PIN change and unlock functionality
  • Privacy-focused with BSI certification
  • Accessible design
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For a successful identification you need: - one of the following identity documents: German identity card, residence permit or eID card for EU citizens. - the corresponding ID PIN - an NFC-enabled smartphone This is how identification with our app works step by step: 1. Start the process by entering the 10-digit ident code you can find on your service provider's website into the AUTHADA app. If you do not see an ident code and you are using a PC, go to the website of the service provider you want to identify with a PC and scan the QR code with the AUTHADA app. If you are only using a smartphone (without an additional desktop device), click on the "Start AUTHADA" button on the service provider's website. 2. Now follow the instructions in the app. This includes entering your PIN and reading out your ID card. 3. Then enter the TAN generated in the app on the service provider's website. The ID card PIN You can find your ID card PIN and PUK in your PIN letter, which you received via mail after applying for your ID card. Please note: Before using the online ID card function for the first time, you must change your ID card PIN. To do so, you will need the five-digit transport PIN from your PIN letter. With the AUTHADA app and the "Change PIN" function, you can assign a new, personal, six-digit PIN. In future, you will always need this PIN if you want to use the online ID card function. If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times, your ID card PIN is blocked. With the AUTHADA app, you can unlock your ID card PIN using the "Unlock PIN" function and your PUK. If you have forgotten your PIN or no longer have your PIN letter, you can also have your PIN reset without your PUK at your local Citizens' Registration Office. AUTHADA protects your privacy AUTHADA's eID solution is certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and ensures compliance with the highest security requirements. The smartphone is only used to read out the data for the respective business purpose. Before the read out process, the data to be read out is displayed. Your data is not stored in the app or at AUTHADA - your data is always encrypted and secure. Accessibility We paid attention to accessibility when implementing the app in order to make it accessible to as many people as possible.

About

Gridshot

Features
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Photo a table. Get a spreadsheet. Stop retyping rows by hand. Point your camera at a printed table and Gridshot turns it into an editable sheet you can export in seconds. No account, no upload, no waiting. Rosters. Price lists. Stock counts. Score sheets. Timetables. Whiteboard grids before someone wipes them. Anything laid out in rows and columns. HOW IT WORKS 1. Photograph the table, choose a photo, or share an image straight to Gridshot 2. Gridshot reads the rows and columns and shows you the grid 3. Tap any cell to correct it, then export Cells Gridshot wasn't certain about are highlighted, so you know exactly where to look instead of checking all of them. EXPORT ANYWHERE Send a CSV or spreadsheet file to Files, Mail, Numbers, Excel, Google Sheets, AirDrop, or anything else on your share sheet. Open it on your Mac a second later. STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE There is no sign-up, no server, and no analytics. Your photo is read on the device using Apple's built-in text recognition, so nothing is ever uploaded. Gridshot works in airplane mode. WORKS BEST WITH Printed and typed tables, photographed roughly square in frame. Handwriting, steep angles, and dim light are hard for any scanner, so straighten up and get close for the cleanest read.

Screenshots

AUTHADA4 screens
Gridshot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AUTHADA at none against Gridshot's 1. AUTHADA also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridshot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AUTHADA asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
AUTHADA versus Gridshot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUTHADAGridshot
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews76.2% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuthada GmbHAlan Agon

In-app purchases

None

AUTHADA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridshot

One-time1
  • Unlock Gridshot$7.99

Questions

Is AUTHADA free?
AUTHADA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridshot free?
Gridshot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AUTHADA or Gridshot have ads?
Neither AUTHADA nor Gridshot shows ads.

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